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May 20, 2026
6 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Present: Tracy Post, Dorcas McGurrin, Mark Forest, Joyce Flynn
Absent: Liz Argo
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Purchase approximately 3.14 acres off Nottingham Drive and Hockanom Road, shown as Lot 99 on a plan prepared by Merrill Engineers and Land Surveyors, for the sum of $600,000.00, pursuant to...
I hearby move that the Select Board purchase approximately 3.14 acres off Nottingham Drive and Hockanom Road, shown as Lot 99 on a plan prepared by Merrill Engineers and Land Surveyors, for the sum of $600,000.00, pursuant to Article 11 of the November 17, 2025 Annual Town Meeting, and further to authorize the Chair, Tracy Post, to execute and enter into any and all documents necessary to effectuate the acquisition of said property.
From the minutes
“MOTION: I hearby move that the Select Board purchase approximately 3.14 acres off Nottingham Drive and Hockanom Road, shown as Lot 99 on a plan prepared by Merrill Engineers and Land Surveyors, for the sum of $600,000.00, pursuant to Article 11 of the November 17, 2025 Annual Town Meeting, and further to authorize the Chair, Tracy Post, to execute and enter into any and all documents necessary to effectuate the acquisition of said property. Motion by: Tracy Post Seconded by: Mark Forest Vote: 4 ayes; 0 nays; 1 member absent (Liz Argo). The motion carried..” (Motion: Post, second: Forest)
We, the undersigned, being a majority of the Select Board of the Town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, hereby certify that at a public meeting duly held on May 20, 2026, the Select Board voted to...
We, the undersigned, being a majority of the Select Board of the Town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, hereby certify that at a public meeting duly held on May 20, 2026, the Select Board voted to approve in the public interest and grant and approve the foregoing Conservation Restriction to the Trustees of the Yarmouth Conservation Trust pursuant to Section 32 of Chapter 184, Section 12 of Chapter 44B of the Massachusetts Genera! Laws, and pursuant to the Town of Yarmouth Town Meeting vote attached hereto as Exhibit C, and do hereby approve, in the public interest, and grant the foregoing Conservation Restriction.
From the minutes
“MOTION: We, the undersigned, being a majority of the Select Board of the Town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, hereby certify that at a public meeting duly held on May 20, 2026, the Select Board voted to approve in the public interest and grant and approve the foregoing Conservation Restriction to the Trustees of the Yarmouth Conservation Trust pursuant to Section 32 of Chapter 184, Section 12 of Chapter 44B of the Massachusetts Genera! Laws, and pursuant to the Town of Yarmouth Town Meeting vote attached hereto as Exhibit C, and do hereby approve, in the public interest, and grant the foregoing Conservation Restriction. Motion by: Tracy Post Seconded by: Mark Forest Vote: 4 ayes; 0 nays; 1 member absent (Liz Argo). The motion carried..” (Motion: Post, second: Forest)
Approve and execute the warrant
To approve and execute the warrant.
From the minutes
“MOTION: To approve and execute the warrant. Motion by: Mark Forest Seconded by: Dorcas McGurrin Vote: 4 ayes; 0 nays; 1 member absent (Liz Argo). The motion carried..” (Motion: Forest, second: McGurrin)
Not recommend and to indefinitely postpone the article
To not recommend and to indefinitely postpone the article.
From the minutes
“MOTION: To not recommend and to indefinitely postpone the article. Motion by: Tracy Post Seconded by: Dorcas McGurrin Vote: 4 ayes; 0 nays; 1 member absent (Liz Argo). The motion carried..” (Motion: Post, second: McGurrin)
Nominate the Chair to make the motion at Town Meeting
To nominate the Chair to make the motion at Town Meeting.
From the minutes
“MOTION: To nominate the Chair to make the motion at Town Meeting. Motion by: Mark Forest Seconded by: Dorcas McGurrin Vote: 4 ayes; 0 nays; 1 member absent (Liz Argo). The motion carried..” (Motion: Forest, second: McGurrin)
Adjourn
To adjourn.
From the minutes
“MOTION: To adjourn. Motion by: Mark Forest Seconded by: Dorcas McGurrin Vote: 4 ayes; 0 nays; 1 member absent (Liz Argo). The motion carried..” (Motion: Forest, second: McGurrin)
From the Yarmouth Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center and its Archive Center (2018 and 2019). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Town of Yarmouth (Tracy Post, Liz Argo); The Provincetown Independent, courtesy Mark Forest (Mark Forest); Cape Cod Times (Joyce Flynn); AARP (Dorcas McGurrin)
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